The return of 'Shock therapy'

Most people might be quicker to associate electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) with torture rather than healing. But since the 1980s, the practice has been quietly making a comeback. The number of patients undergoing ECT has tripled to 100,000 a year, according to the National Mental Health Association.

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Banks to Receive Billions in Tax Breaks

The big banks in this country are about to receive pretty huge tax breaks in addition to the money they will receive from the Federal government’s $700 billion bailout program. However, interestingly some experts claim that the tax breaks they get could exceed the cost of acquiring the struggling banks.

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Hand-picked African-Americans for the MSM reactionary agenda

FTA: "I'm mortified. Every time I turn on the television there is yet another one of those black republican pundits shilling away on the tube for "their party" (what a joke), or engaged in a Barack attack. I want to wave a magic wand, make them white and put them out of their misery."

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Lawmaker says AIG executive should resign after resort event

A key Democratic lawmaker called Tuesday for the resignation of American International Group's CEO after the troubled insurer held a financial planners conference last week at a posh Arizona resort.

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Did the NRA conspire to stimulate gun sales?

"Please observe the November issue of the NRA magazine, the American Rifleman where the NRA tells its members how to vote, and the handy “wallet card” contained therein:"

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Downed US spy plane now ‘property’ of MILF rebels

ZAMBOANGA CITY: Philippine Muslim rebels recently shot down a US spy drone flying inside their territory in the restive southern region of Mindanao, where American forces are aiding local troops in fighting separatist and communist insurgents. “The spy plane is still in good condition and intact and we will not give it back to the US military."

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Obama vows far-reaching review of US government

An army of top-notch specialists is set to fan out across US government agencies to delve deep into the records and prepare for the arrival of president-elect Barack Obama on January 20.

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Going after The Federal Reserve

"Every once in a while in the world of economics an economic indicator will suddenly go crazy. One day the charts all look normal and easy to understand. The next day it suddenly launches into an entirely different world. What a massive swing in the index means is always open to interpretation (a whole industry exists to analyze these movements), and no one is certain if they are correct until years afterward. Sometimes what it means is more obvious than the why, but the 'why' is ultimately more important."

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